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Ketubah 1

embraces each other as loving companions today and throughout their lives.  On this day each accepts the other and promise to care and support one other on all future days. They pledge to seek together a life of unity and mutual respect as they build their home and family together.  Each agrees to offer insight and affection freely, and to recognize and meet each other’s physical and spiritual needs. They vow to continue building their friendship: to openly talkand listen to one another, supporting growth and encouraging change.  By practicing patience and being quick to apologize, each providing understanding and compassion to the other, they commit to a lifetime of personal development and openness to the other. They agree to establish a home full of love, warmth and generosity. Now, witnessed by their family and friends, each says tothe other:  “Joyfully we enter into this covenant and solemnly accept its obligations.”  This Ketubah has been witnessed and signed according to tradition.  All is valid and confirmed.

Ketubah 2

as witnessed by family and friends both bride and groom have made a mutual covenant together as husband and wife. As partners in marriage, the groom pledges the bride:  “According to tradition, you are my wife.  I will honor and cherish you in faithfulness and integrity.” The bride vows to the groom: “According to tradition, you are my husband.  I will honor and cherish you in faithfulness and integrity.” As lovers and friends, we vow to be open to each other, sharing our feelings and thoughts completely. We will strive to bring out each other’s qualities of goodness, empathy, forgiveness, understanding and patience. Together, we agree to build a home to be a safe environment, where openness and love is expressed freely.  This Ketubah has been witnessed and signed according to tradition.  All is valid and binding.

Ketubah 3

before God, family and friends have entered into the covenant of marriage, saying to each other: "I betroth you to me forever.  I betroth you to me in everlasting faithfulness. I will beyour loving friend as you are mine. Set me as a seal upon your heart, like the seal of this ring upon your hand. I will honor and cherish you, uphold and sustain you throughout our lives together. I take you to be mine in loving-kindness.” We consecrate our lives to each other through the gift of these rings. As our hearts are united on this day, may we always be aware of the bond that unites all as one. Let our home be built on understanding and wisdom. This Ketubah has been witnessed and signed according to tradition. All is valid and binding.

Ketubah 4

The groom promises the bride: “According to traditions of Moses and Israel, you are my wife, my beloved. I shall hold you in my heart as is customary among the children of Israel in faithfulness and in integrity." The bride promises the groom: "According to the traditions of Moses and Israel, you are my husband. I will honor and cherish you as is customary to tradition." As beloveds and friends, we promise to strive throughout our lives together to be open and honest to each other. We will share our thoughts, our feelings, and our experiences as we become closer to each other. We promise to encourage qualities of forgiveness, compassion, and integrity throughout our lives together. We will embrace each other's uniqueness; comfort and support each other through life's sorrows and joys; sharing our insight and wisdom with one another; we will do everything within our power to permit each of us to become the persons we are to become. On this day these promises to each other are witnessed by family and friends and is valid and binding.

Ketubah 5

entered into a mutual covenant as husband and wife before God and these witnesses. Each says to the other: "I commit myself to you as your spouse from this day forth. In complete faithfulness I pledge all that I have and all that I am to you. I am your loving friend as you are mine. I promise to encourage strength and unity in our marriage by loving and respecting you always, offering insight and affection freely and by acknowledging and meeting your worldly and spiritual needs. Set me as a seal upon your heart, like the ring I have placed upon your hand. I will protect and cherish you, holding you up above life’s challenges. I recognized the divine image within you and therefore will honor you as the gift that you are. I embrace you as my love and will care for you intenderness and compassion. Our love will be nurtured and strengthen as we grow closer together with each passing day. May we be joined to one other by these rings. Our shared hopes for the future will unite us in faith and trust.  May our hearts beat as one both in times of joy as in times of sadness.  May our home be built on understanding and loving-kindness. May our home be rich with wisdom and reverence. This Ketubah has been witnessed by family and friends and signed according to tradition.  All is valid and binding.

Ketubah 6

The rings upon our hands symbolize our commitment to each other as husband and wife.  We will treasure and respect each other with honor and dignity as  we create a home and future that is full of love and mutual respect. Together we give each other permission, to with courage, find and pursue our path in life.  We will provide for each other an atmosphere to where we will find protection and safety within our home.  May our lives be woven together forever and be as one as we share our paths together. In all of life’s experiences, we promise each other an open dialogue to express our innermost thoughts and feelings; to always be aware of each other’sphysical, spiritual and emotional needs; in love, we will challenge each other to a life of intellectual, physical, spiritual and emotional fulfillment. We also promise to build a home within our community, committed to be an example of loving companions; we dedicate ourselves to a life of peace, hope and respect for all people; a family filled with compassion, love, generosity and openness to all.  Before family and friends, we joyfully enter into this covenant and solemnly accept its obligations.  All this is valid andbinding.

Ketubah 7